St. John's Wood vestal

English

Etymology

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Noun

St. John's Wood vestal (plural St. John's Wood vestals)

1. (archaic, British slang) A prostitute.

See also

• Bankside lady, City Road African, Covent Garden nun, Drury Lane vestal, Essex girl, Fleet Street dove, Haymarket ware